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Gerry Faust Hall of Fame Honorees
Archbishop Moeller High School is proud to announce the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees and recipients of the Brother Choquette Award. The Gerry Faust Athletics Hall of Fame was started in 1982 and honors men who are graduates of Moeller or have coached a Moeller team. All of the honorees ranked in the top level of their sports and, above all, are men of upstanding character. Mr. Paul Barry – Class of 1991 – Football Paul was the right tackle and captain of the 1990 GCL and city championship team. He was All-GCL, All-City, All-Ohio, and AP-All American. He received a football scholarship to the University of Michigan. He returned to Moeller to coach the football team from 1997 to 2016.
Mr. Bobby Lyons – Class of 2000 – Wrestling Bobby is one of the top wrestlers in the Moeller wrestling program. He was a four-year starter and captain of his senior year. He ranks in the top ten in most of the school’s wrestling records. He was GCL, district and sectional champion, in 1999 and 2000. He earned second at the state tournament his senior year. He went on to wrestle at Ohio University.
Receiving the Brother Choquette Award for outstanding Moeller assistant coaches are the following: John Parker – Wrestling and Football John served as a teacher and wrestling and football coach at Moeller from 1968 to 1976. He was a defensive coordinator for the football team for nine years. He led the defense to two state championships. As the wrestling coach, he had a 37-22 record in his eight years, with 23 district qualifiers, nine state qualifiers, and four state placers. After Moeller, John coached for five years at the University of Cincinnati. Scott Sweeney – Golf Scott Sweeney was the junior varsity coach for golf for ten years under the head coach Rick Bohné from 2003 to 2013. Scott was a valuable part of the staff and helped build the golf program, which led to a state championship in 2014. He excelled at spotting hidden talents in players. Moeller will host a luncheon in these men’s honor on Friday, June 10.
These men embody the spirit of Moeller athletics. They were role models both on and off the field during their time at Moeller
and have continued to be leaders and all-around good men. We are honored to call them Men of Moeller.” Justin Bayer ’97, Athletic Director
